2022-09-29T14:37:38-05:00 2021-12-31 Kundinger Corder & Montoya PC 475 Lincoln Street Suite 200 Denver CO 80203 990 2021-01-01 331107506 Western Conservation Foundation WEST 7204543351 1675 Larimer Street 420 Denver CO 80202 Brendon Cechovic CEO 3034543351 2022-05-13 1 Brendon Cechovic 999009999 Kristin Calder P01720813 3035345953 2022-09-29 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Brendon Cechovic 1675 Larimer Street 420 Denver CO 80202 13024526 0 X www.wcfnd.org X 2005 CO Building leaders to protect the West's land, air, and water. 4 4 22 4 0 0 13538650 13012000 0 0 17668 12526 0 0 13556318 13024526 7394040 6922907 0 0 3047053 2874333 0 0 164321 3208232 2869868 13649325 12667108 -93007 357418 5766397 6156193 911648 944026 4854749 5212167 Building leaders to protect the West's land, air, and water. 0 0 11471975 6529674 Accountability:Builds champions for conservation by bringing new voices to the conservation debate, identifying timely issues, and educating the public about actions taken by public officials that impact the Western United States' natural resources. 437331 393233 Special Opportunities:Funds projects that complement the Foundation's mission but fall outside western geographies. 11909306 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 65 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Scott Panter 3034543351 1675 Larimer Street Ste 420 Denver CO 80202 Chris Killingsworth Board Member, President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Brennan Bilberry Board Member, Treasurer 2.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 William Roberts Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Molly McUsic Board Member 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brendon Cechovic Chief Executive Officer 35.00 5.00 X 210808 7043 40364 Shara Kaplin Chief of Staff 35.00 5.00 X 186896 6064 38693 Leah Wieneke Chief Operating Officer 35.00 5.00 X 160945 11496 45580 Aaron Browning Director of Federal Public 35.00 5.00 X 163193 17640 28948 Sara Moffat Director of Government Rel 35.00 5.00 X 150500 37625 39543 Sarah Cobler Director of State Lands Pr 35.00 5.00 X 149760 0 43275 Niki Hawthorne Director of Special Projects 35.00 5.00 X 36224 97197 41650 Greta Bagwell Deputy Director of Fed Public Lands-DC 35.00 5.00 X 119904 8745 41135 1178230 185810 319188 14 0 1 0 Hilltop Public Solutions 1000 Potomac Street NW Number 500 Washington DC 20007 General consulting 340500 Cassidy & Associates 733 10th Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20001 Government relations 180000 Unbendable Media 2501 Porter Street NW Number 520 Washington DC 20008 Media consulting 168500 Finsbury Glover Hering US LLC 1025 F Street NW 9th Floor Washington DC 20004 Government relations 137700 Maven Law Group 1800 Glenarm Place Suite 950 Denver CO 80202 General consulting 126000 5 13012000 13012000 12526 12526 13024526 0 0 12526 X 6922907 6922907 675846 320800 218823 136223 1668544 1485086 182636 822 189037 173765 15235 37 189067 169287 18777 1003 151839 124442 20459 6938 5059 3212 1673 174 22050 22050 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501(c)(3) 7500 0 Conservation Education 97 3 Part I, Line 2: WCF grantmaking process includes review of each grantee's exempt status, issuance of a grant agreement and the requirement that the grantee submit a report that details how the funds were spent. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brendon Cechovic Chief Executive Officer 207808 7043 3000 0 0 0 21081 704 17153 1426 249042 9173 0 0 Shara Kaplin Chief of Staff 182896 6064 4000 0 0 0 18690 606 18169 1228 223755 7898 0 0 Sara Moffat Director of Government Rel 141750 37625 8750 0 0 0 15050 3763 13113 7617 178663 49005 0 0 Leah Wieneke Chief Operating Officer 160945 11496 0 0 0 0 16095 1150 26008 2327 203048 14973 0 0 Aaron Browning Director of Federal Public 163193 17640 0 0 0 0 16319 1764 7294 3571 186806 22975 0 0 Sarah Cobler Director of State Lands Pr 149760 0 0 0 0 0 14976 0 28299 0 193035 0 0 0 Niki Hawthorne Director of Special Projects 36224 97197 0 0 0 0 3595 9720 8658 19677 48477 126594 0 0 Greta Bagwell Deputy Director of Fed Public Lands- 119904 8745 0 0 0 0 11990 875 26500 1770 158394 11390 0 0 Part I, Line 3 The organization is a related organization of Western Conservation Action ("WCA"). In 2021, WCA shared staff with Western Conservation Foundation through a cost-sharing agreement between the two organizations. WCF paid all compensation and WCA promptly reimbursed WCF for its share of allocable compensation pursuant to this agreement. WCF, as the common paymaster, not WCA, issues the W-2s. The board and/or compensation committee of Western Conservation Foundation establish the compensation of Western Conservation Foundation's CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee and then made available to the Board of Directors prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The organization requires the officers, directors and trustees to disclose any conflicts of interest on an annual basis. Potential conflicts, whether initially disclosed or subsequently discovered, are reviewed by the Board of Directors to determine if the conflict actually exists. Officers, directors and trustees recuse themselves from voting on matters for which there may be a potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The CEO, top management and staff complete an annual review process. Documentation from this review is used by the CEO and the Board of Directors, in the case of the CEO, to determine salary amounts or salary increases. Salary for the CEO is set based on the Board's knowledge of salary levels in comparable organizations/positions and executive salaries paid by their peers in the Colorado non-profit community, courtesy of Charity Navigator. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 The organization makes a copy of its Forms 1023 and 990 available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 No documents are available to the public. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Program consultants: Program service expenses 2,318,985. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,318,985. Other consulting: Program service expenses 93,493. Management and general expenses 15,623. Fundraising expenses 4,719. Total expenses 113,835. Accounting and Payroll: Program service expenses 4,331. Management and general expenses 3,894. Fundraising expenses 293. Total expenses 8,518. IT Consulting: Program service expenses 4,864. Management and general expenses 4,373. Fundraising expenses 329. Total expenses 9,566. Audit and Tax: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 23,200. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 23,200. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Foundation's Board of Directors assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior years. Form 990, Part I, Line 5 and Form 990, Part VII, Section A: The organization is a related organization of Western Conservation Action ("WCA"). In 2021, WCA shared staff with Western Conservation Foundation through a cost-sharing agreement between the two organizations. WCF paid all compensation and WCA promptly reimbursed WCF for its share of allocable compensation pursuant to this agreement. WCF, as the common paymaster, not WCA, issues the W-2s. The board and/or compensation committee of Western Conservation Foundation establish the compensation of Western Conservation Foundation's CEO. Western Conservation Action 1675 Larimer Street Suite 420 Denver CO 80202 208091495 Increase power of the western conservation movement. CO 501(c)(4) N/A Western Conservation Foundation 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Western Conservation Action B 370000 FMV